HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

[tripperfunster]

Well, technically, it was yesterday, but ..erm..the government decided that it should be today instead.

No. I'm not kidding.

Welcome to Canada!! *eyeroll*

On a nerve-wracking aside; I've been asked to sing the National Anthem at a AA baseball game in August. I have a pretty okay voice, but I haven't sung ANYTHING for about six years, and the Canadian National anthem is about as exciting as a bowl of All Bran. Seriously, it's not exactly the sort of song you'd choose for Star Search.

Plus, it's got to be accapella. NO BACKGROUND MUSIC! Just me and my vocal chords in front of I dunno...twenty thousand people? *flails*

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[scarletscarlet.livejournal.com]

Now, the nice thing about no backing is that you don't need to worry that some instrument behind you will be tuned slightly out of whack, and throw you off :).

I think it's compulsory that national anthems be completely dull. Ours is horrible - it's basically a prayer, and the vast majority of the country surveys as secular. Sigh. And the range of notes typically makes it tricky for the average person to sing - it always sounded terrible at end of year school things :).

[tripperfunster.livejournal.com]

Yes, nothing will be out of tune except me! :D

Where are you from, that you have a prayer type anthem? Ours mentions God and 'thy sons' but I think they toned it down a few years back to be less ... christian.

[scarletscarlet.livejournal.com]

NZ. It's called "God Defend New Zealand" - the first few lines are:

"God of nations, at thy feet
In the bonds of love we meet
Hear our voices we entreat
God defend our free land"

And it goes on like that for five verses, alternating god and ego :).

Sounds nicer in Maori. Probably because I don't speak Maori :). But I think that version might translate to something a bit less overbearing, too.